From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4) The airline transport pilot was landing a tailwheel equipped airplane on a paved, dry runway. The pilot stated that on initial touchdown, the airplane bounced and became airborne. He recovered from the bounce, and added power to cushion the decent. He said that as the right main wheel touched down again, the airplane veered to the left, and continued off the left side of the runway. The airplane then nosed over, and received substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, doors, and rudder assembly. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS LANDING A TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE ON A PAVED, DRY RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND BECAME AIRBORNE. HE RECOVERED FROM THE BOUNCE, AND ADDED POWER TO CUSHION THE DECENT. HE SAID THAT AS THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND CONTINUED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE THEN NOSED OVER, AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE, DOORS, AND RUDDER ASSEMBLY. THE PILOT NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.